ABOUT THREE AND A HALF MILES TOTAL; COST OVER $540 THOUSAND
It’s was announced a while back that re-surfacing some city streets would start late this summer, and the City of Hendersonville’s Public Works Direction Tom Wooten tells WHKP News that the contractor got that re-surfacing underway about two weeks ago.
It all started with the “milling” process of existing pavement.
Prince Drive, a section of Ninth Avenue, and Fleming Street were the first up. The goal was to get those streets done before school started. Wooten says a little more work remains in those areas, but the work will be done where school traffic will not be affected.
The contractor is expected to resume work on the Tuesday after Labor Day.
Wooten says there are about three and a half miles of city streets, mostly in north and west Hendersonville near the schools, that are involved this year. The cost of this year’s project is about $543 thousand.
“As people are out and they see us working, please be careful”, said Wooten.
He said signs would be up and people would be directing traffic to keep things safe. “We want the public to be aware that this work is going on, other streets in that area will be involved, and we want the public to be patient with us”, Wooten added.
As for completing the project, Wooten said the Labor Day weekend is a factor, along with the weather, heavy traffic in the area, and the fact that other contractors are all getting asphalt from the same supplier.
"But we'll get it done as soon as we can", Wooten said.
By Tippy Creswell and Larry Freeman
